lantern slide

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noun

a slide or transparency for projection by a slide projector or magic lantern.

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Origin of lantern slide

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby lantern slide

lantern gear, lantern jaw, lantern-jawed, lantern pinion, lantern ring, lantern slide, lantern wheel, lanthanide, lanthanide series, lanthanum, lanthorn

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How to use lantern slide in a sentence

Near the door thousands of stilettos slide and shuffle on black ice, somehow always keeping their immaculate balance.
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While I was working on Green Lantern, I met [DC Comics Chief Creative] Geoff Johns.
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Arrow has been embraced by fans and audiences in a way that the Green Lantern movie certainly never was.
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The reason is on the next slide, which is filled with public NIMBY complaints.
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If the U.S. does nothing, the Arab world will continue its slide into sectarian bigotry, political repression, and madness.
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Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.
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Scratches and flaws in the glass of slide or cover are likewise a common source of confusion to beginners.
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We sat in silence, watching through the window the old man's lantern as he swung away toward home.
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Touch the center of a cover-glass to the top of the drop and quickly place it, blood side down, upon a slide.
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A rather large drop is taken upon a slide, covered, and examined with a low power.
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British Dictionary definitions for lantern slide

lantern slide

noun

(formerly) a photographic slide for projection, used in a magic lantern

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